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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
With how the water bombers managed to contain these fires over the last couple of days, how have they not invested in an adequate number of these in anticipation of their annual wildfires? They'd get more use out of them than most other regions around the continent.
They're far more effective than any on-foot resources will ever be in containing fires in remote areas.
Surprised that they needed extra air support flown in from OC and up north. They should have a fleet ready to at a moment's notice at this point.
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When it first kicked off it was far too windy to be operating fixed-wing aircraft, in water bombing operations. So even if they had them, they would have sat idle while the worst occurred.
The winds have dropped considerably, which is why heli and fixed-wing suppression is helping them get a handle on things.